Pill Catchers
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    发明申请
    Pill Catchers 审中-公开
    药丸捕手

    公开(公告)号:US20120165792A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-28

    申请号:US12976648

    申请日:2010-12-22

    IPC分类号: A61M37/00

    摘要: Devices and related methods arc provided for the controlled delivery of a therapeutic to a targeted location within a body. More particularly, methods and devices are provided for controlling the rate of passage of an orally administered pill through a body, as well as for controlling the delivery of a therapeutic within the pill at a specific location within the body. Various types of devices, generally referred to herein as “catchers,” are provided that can actively catch a pill as it passes through a body. The catcher can hold the pill at a specific location within the body until a predetermined event occurs, such as partial or complete. administration of a therapeutic within the pill. The catcher can then release the pill upon command and/or upon the occurrence of the predetermined event to allow the pill to pass out of the body. In other embodiments, various types of pills are provided that can actively engage a catcher and remain engaged with the catcher until a predetermined event occurs.

    摘要翻译: 提供了设备和相关方法,用于将治疗剂控制递送到身体内的目标位置。 更具体地,提供了用于控制经口给药的药丸通过身体的速率的方法和装置,以及用于控制体内在特定位置处的丸剂内的治疗剂的递送。 提供了在本文中通常被称为“捕获器”的各种类型的装置,其可以在通过身体时主动地捕捉药丸。 捕手可以将药丸保持在身体内的特定位置,直到发生预定事件,例如部分或完全。 给药丸内的治疗剂。 然后,捕手可以在命令和/或发生预定事件时释放药片以允许药丸从身体中流出。 在其他实施例中,提供了可以主动地接合捕获器并保持与捕获器接合的各种类型的药丸,直到发生预定事件。